Friday, February 10, 2012

Scrappy binding

I was short on binding fabric…so I combed through my scraps and made a really scrappy one. The pieces were all cut about 6" long, give or take a couple of inches.

The tricky part is keeping the seams of the binding away from the mitered corners…I didn’t think that out before I sewed it on but all but I lucked out with all but one. It will just be the funky corner…there’s always at least one funky corner.

Scrappy bindings are great, although a bit more work. Maybe that would be a good leader/ender project -- keep a pile of 2.5" strips next to your machine & piece them as you go. And yes, there is always the ONE corner....

I've done scrappy binding's a few times. It totally works. In the process of going through my scraps this year, I have pulled out all of my long, various width scraps and I am currently in the process of doing some pre-made binding so I can just grab what looks good for future quilts. I hope it will save me time in the end.

I love your scrappy binding especially with all your lovely fabrics. I,too have yet to make one, but I really like the look of them so maybe someday.....I too have a question about a fabric.In your post on February 6, you show a beautiful stack of fabrics you bought in Las Vegas. Please, what is the top gray one called or from what designer or collection is it? It is just perfect! I have never seen it before and here in Canada, we don't have all the fabrics you do. Thank goodness for the internet. I'm into a gray, red and white phase at the moment so I would dearly love to be able to purchase some, unless it is a discontinued line. Please let me know if you have the time? I look forward to seeing what you will create with that lovely stash and yes, the pink dots are adorable!Good Luck with Baby Girl. Very gratefully yours, Luba

Great idea! I take my leftover binding and combine as you did. I have all sorts of prints and colors combined and plan to use for my many quilt block exchange scrap quilts. Nice way to have binding ready to go and also a way to not lose all those binding tails!